1857_Northumberland_Boroughs_colonial_by-election

1857 Northumberland Boroughs colonial by-election

1857 Northumberland Boroughs colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Northumberland Boroughs on 6 November 1857 because of the death of Bob Nichols.[1]

Dates

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Candidates

  • James Dickson was a partner in a large and successful business, which commenced as a general store at Maitland, but also had large lease holdings in New England.
  • Captain Bourn Russell, chairman of the Hunter River New Steam Navigation Company, had been elected a member for Northumberland Boroughs at the 1856 election however his election was overturned by the Committee of Elections and Qualifications on a re-count.[3]

Result

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Mr George Robert Nichols (1809–1857)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Writ of election: Northumberland Boroughs". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 156. 23 October 1857. p. 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2020 – via Trove.
  3. [3]
    Green, Antony. "1856 Northumberland Boroughs re-count". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. [4]
    Green, Antony. "1857 Northumberland Boroughs by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
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